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drawing 3d primitives: automatic distortion gone in z2?

ZBrush Usage Questions
#1

this might have been asked before but i couldnt define the right words for a successful search:

in former versions of zbrush it was possible to reshape the lets say 3d-sphere tool while drawing it onto other pixols by not releasing the mouse button and dragging it a but out and back again, thus kind of stretching it, without having to enter editmode. same for cube etc… this was very helpful for many purposes, like for instance piling up cubes of different heights quickly to create alphas for cityscapes. my z2 macversion doesnt do this any more, at least not automatically. a sphere remains round, no matter how long i drag, a cube a - well a cube with all sides the same length :slight_smile:

is there a way to get this effect in z2? if not: argh!

tia

  • juju
#2

You come back :wink:
Absolute no idea of your problema :rolleyes:
It’s the Zb2 syndrome user :smiley: maybe with undo ?
Pilou demo user

#3

Hey Juandel!

Good to see your face here again.

The thing you need to set if you want that feature from the older ZBrush is to go into Stroke menu and look for Scale (Scale Variance). By default, it is set to zero which scales all the dimensions uniformly when drawing 3d objects. Select a 3dTool, then change the Scale slider to a non-zero value. If you set it to one I think it will work the way you want.

Frankly, the way it worked in the older ZBrush used to drive me crazy so I was glad they changed it!

Anyway, to make any change in setting permanent you’ll have to update your custom User Interface (Ctrl-Shift-I)

[edit: I just tried to preserve the Scale setting and I couldn’t get it to save. I guess the setting has to be made each time you want the effect.]

How is your ZB work going these days?

Sven

#4

:+1: :+1: :+1: Sven! great skills in both z2 and deciphering juju-pidgin-english requests :smiley: i didnt even think that the good old drag-rectangle stroke might have been upgraded with an additional modifier! i agree, as a default setting it has been kind of challenging sometimes - thanks pixologic for yet another improvement! allows for much more control! :+1: :+1: :+1: - i dont use this feature too often (quick and dirty pilings of stuff and creatng fake fingers with spheres now and then) so theres no real need to save it to my customized UI. thanks for trying anyway!

re: my ZB work: no “real” projects over here, i am a happy camper on some kind of fun-experimentation-pseudonoob-island after many pixol-less months. material/lighttests and meatsmeier-wiring-ing most of times. nada special but big fun! i attach a few (afraid they are too dark on pc monitors :frowning:

Pilou: thanks for giving it a thought - cant wait to see your results after you finally entered z2-dimension :slight_smile:

  • juju

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#5

How are activities in Viena? Hope fine¡
Andreseloy
ps:the picture are very interestting, i like the firs to much¡

#6

Juandel,

Thanks for the visual updates. Yes, I have enjoyed exploring parts of the same ZB2 island many times. Hope to see more of your work in the coming weeks and months.

Sven

#7

Welcome back juju :+1: :+1: :+1:

cameyo